Mouse Is Cloned from a Single Drop of Blood

Mouse Is Cloned from a Single Drop of Blood

The cloned rodent was able to reproduce, lived to a respectable age

Thickness of Atomic Nuclei Skins Measured

Thickness of Atomic Nuclei Skins Measured

The exterior of the nucleus is covered in a thin layer of neutrons

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 18th, 2010
Milky Way Reveals Particle Accelerators

Milky Way Reveals Particle Accelerators

  • Health
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • August 17th, 2010
Muscles Have Good Memory

Muscles Have Good Memory

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 4th, 2010
Computer Model Can Predict Eruptions on Comets

Computer Model Can Predict Eruptions on Comets

When matter is ejected from the objects' nuclei

New Data on the Functional Organization of the Genome

New Data on the Functional Organization of the Genome

Experts advance their knowledge in the field

Heaviest Carbon Halo Nucleus Discovered

Heaviest Carbon Halo Nucleus Discovered

It is heavier than any other carbon nucleus

Chromosome Speed Surprises Researchers

Chromosome Speed Surprises Researchers

No one expected them to be so fast

How Protons Change Their Internal Structures

How Protons Change Their Internal Structures

Their closest companions cause the changes

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 15th, 2009
Double-Nucleus Galaxies More Common than Thought

Double-Nucleus Galaxies More Common than Thought

They have star clusters and black holes at their cores

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 21st, 2009
Early Composition of the Solar System Explained

Early Composition of the Solar System Explained

A new line of reasoning has been developed

Protons More Attracted to Neutrons

Protons More Attracted to Neutrons

20 percent of all nucleons paired at any time

Compressing Stellar Cores

Compressing Stellar Cores

Nickel 56 exotic nuclei created

Researchers Discover New Iron Isomer

Researchers Discover New Iron Isomer

Unique experiment measures mass of nuclei with unprecedented precision

How Heavy Elements Take Shape

How Heavy Elements Take Shape

Model fails to predict heavy element production

'Sexy' Little Experiment Leaves Atoms Without Nuclei

'Sexy' Little Experiment Leaves Atoms Without Nuclei

Attosecond laser pulses atom ionization

New Laser Can Study Rare Isotopes Traveling at One-Third the Speed of Light

New Laser Can Study Rare Isotopes Traveling at One-Third the Speed of Light

Highly precise in-flight measurements